Ravel for beginners: essential pieces

Ready to take your first steps into Ravel's ravishing musical world? Take a tour through some of his must-hear works, from the gorgeous balletic score of Daphnis et Chloé and vibrantly colorful Rapsodie espagnole to the jazzy Piano Concerto in G and veritable pianistic Everest of Gaspard de la nuit — not to mention the remarkably modern String Quartet and deliciously decadent La Valse…